Was bought as part of a gift experience, but can be purchased as a stand alone cruise. Hop on hop off at various points along the Thames, I think 5 in total. Staff were excellent and offered a free and impromptu tour guide to add to the history and stories of what you can see along the route. The ticket last 24 hours, so ideal for using as we went down river on Saturday afternoon and back up river on Sunday morning. Be warned though, the prices at the bar are shockingly high, and I mean high. I’m sure you can go without a snack or a drink for a short time.

Lovely views of the Thames river and the city of London the sites that we saw along the way were well explained and interesting stories told by the guide. Are one issue was nobody informed us of the correct return time back from Greenwich so we missed the boat? We had asked two different individuals that was the big downside of the tour.

My wife and I got lost in the pricing schemes for our reservation on this cruise, and we admit that our initial complaint to the onboard personnel was not founded. On the other hand, the pricing schemes can be somewhat confusing, ending that you think you are going to get one thing, and you get another. Regardless of the previous, overall, the meal was “OK”, but certainly not in line with the high price range we paid. Champagne was excellent. All this said however, the DEAL BREAKER for us was the fogging up of all the dining room windows (SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTOS). Within minutes of our departure there was condensation buildup on the panes inside the dining room and literally we could not see nothing outside… which is the first “raison d’être” of this cruise… especially during the meal. This was NOT an external or weather issue, but simply bad ventilation. The personnel did their best to wipe up windows a few times, but everything would fog back up again. So based on the high price of this event, a confusing pricing scheme, and the impossibility of seeing through the windows while dining, we can NOT recommend.

Highly recommended! Nice and very friendly staff. Plus the Afternoon Tea set - not to be outdone. After eating and drinking be sure to go to the upper deck where Dylan and his knowledge of history to go with his comments will crack you up! :D :D :D

The nicest part of the boat tour was the human commentary by the captains. The bus to has a recorded commentary that worked about 80% of the time. The other 20% the bus had been rerouted because of construction or traffic. Overall set to factory, but not stunning value

A great way to experience London and have the various landmarks pointed out with relevant information. We enjoyed the waterman's humor as he gave us his commentary. Grandparents, parents and grandchildren all had a great day out.

I took some clients on the Thames cruise from Tower to Westminster. I'm a London tour guide and love to take my tour guests on a City Cruise as part of their visit to London. They can see fantastic sights from the river they would otherwise miss, and the crew commentary is always entertaining.

Lovely boat trip with afternoon tea along the Thames for a special anniversary weekend in london. Service was very good from all staff.

The bread was dry, the filling lacked flavor, the sweets were too sweet and the scone wasn't warm. The tea was mid, at best and when my husband got a refill, they just poured some mildly hot water over the same tea bag. Service wasn’t very warm or engaging but wanted tips at the end. If you want a proper tea experience , I would not recommend this. It’s a tourist trap with a high price to match. Just do a basic river cruise for a lower price and have a fancy high tea on land, instead. As for the cruise itself, it was nice to see the popular landmarks from that vantage point, so that was fun, and Dylan’s commentary toward the end was cheeky and fun.

Very much enjoyed our experience, seating very tight in dress circle and more beverage stations at intermission would have been awesome. "BOOK OF "MORMON " was superb!

Had an amazing time at London Eye, especially thanks to Scarlet, absolute legend would have been lost without her!! She deserves a pay rise!

We are visiting our London family from the States. The boat was wonderful! Great views of the sites. I think our grandson took a million pictures. Our guide, Joe, was informative and funny. Deena and Sydney in the concession area were super helpful!

The hop-on hop-off City Cruise was better than we expected. There's an audio guide in multiple languages but if you understand English the live tour guide who gives commentary as you pass landmarks was fantastic every time. Be sure to take cash to tip them at the end of the trip.

**Review for the Tea on the Thames River Cruise: 3-Star** The best aspects of this cruise are undoubtedly the commentary provided during the last 10 minutes of the journey, which is engaging and informative, as well as the fantastic photo opportunities. REGARDLESS of where you sat. I opted for the “VIP fast track option and Premier seating,” but truthfully, with the zoom feature on my iPhone 15, I could have captured the same-quality photos from any seat on board. *****Unfortunately, the service did not meet my expectations. After taking our champagne order, our server disappeared for the entire 90-minute cruise, only reappearing at the end to present us with a bill for £18 for two glasses of champagne. Ten minutes into the cruise, I accidentally spilled my glass of champagne, which knocked over the other glass; if we had not managed to wrangle a passing server, we would have had to manage the spill, wet table, and wet seat on our own! While that server provided additional napkins, I recognized a missed opportunity for better customer service when another passenger pointed out that the server should have replaced the champagne, too! The sandwich selection was entirely forgettable, but the real star of the afternoon tea was the scones, served with strawberry jam and clotted cream. ***** Service in the "VIP area" was lacking during the cruise. You will receive the same level of service in the main cabin as you would by paying extra for the VIP Premier seating area. In summary, the narration and views are the highlights of this cruise, but the poor service was disappointing.

Got to say this was a great experience from start to finish. The booking was very easy and communication was good. Upon turning up at the pier we were quickly boarded the boat from very friendly staff. The first course of the meal was quickly served, and all courses were very well cooked and tasty with sufficient size portions too. We were surprised by the excellent value of the on board drinks (only downside was they stopped serving too early when the was still around 4t minutes to go). All the staff were friendly and attentive. The singer was particularly good (sorry I did not get catch her name) and the boat was warm and good ambience. All three of us had a really good evening and can recommend the dinner cruise.